Glitter In The Blood: A Poet's Manifesto for Bold Writing - Creative Writing Guide for Aspiring Poets & Writers - Perfect for Poetry Workshops & Personal Inspiration

THIS BOOK. Oh my goodness gracious. This book has re-wired by stubborn mind. Before this book my brain was a constant traffic jam of thoughts, of ideas for poems, of half-finished stanzas. After reading this book, I feel like my brain knows how to think about poems like they've already been edited. (The first edit, anyway.) This book is NOT just a book on how to write poems. It's a book about how to cope with being alive, with everything that entails. This book tells you it's okay to feel the feelings you feel, to push the boundaries of poetry, reality, magic, and your idea of poetry. I would recommend this book to anyone who writes poetry, or who WANTS to. This book is a conversation. You can hear Mindy in every line, talking you through the unimaginably hard work of making your own art.The first day I had this book I read the first 20 pages or so and wrote a poem immediately afterward. I'm not saying you'll do that, but I'm saying it's possible. I hadn't written a full, finished poem in moooonths and then BAM(!) there it was. Magic.This book gives you permission to be whole-heartedly yourself. Even if we know we shouldn't, we're all looking for permission. This is it.